Sunday, January 8, 2017

If you're like me, a superfan of the CW network's fantastic musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (and if you''re not, I urge you to check it out) you'll be happy to hear that this morning at the Television Critics of America (TCA) convention in Pasadena, the network's president Mark Pedowitz announced the renewal of Crazy Ex for season 3 -- along with six other early pickups of the network's most popular hits.

So get ready for a 2017-18 season in September which is now set to include: Arrow season 6, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend season 3, DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 3, The Flash season 4, Jane the Virgin season 4, Supergirl season 3, and a whopping thirteenth season of the long-running Supernatural.

By the way, I've heard from reliable sources that Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was intended from the start to run for a limited number of seasons. And so with this pickup, it looks like creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna will be well on their way to carrying out their complete vision for this well-written, well-acted and incredibly inventive series.

In television, Jim co-created an original animated pilot for the Disney Channel, and contributed comic material to four annual Oscar-themed comedy specials airing on Comedy Central, hosted by his husband, Frank DeCaro of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. In 2010, Jim and Frank's comedic music video with Fredrick Ford, "Betty White Lines" went viral, and was featured on The Today Show and CNN's Showbiz Tonight.

Jim has written for entertainment media since his days as the Film Editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian, the college newspaper at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a degree in marketing from the Wharton School of Business. Originally from Wayne, New Jersey, he now lives in Los Angeles with Frank and their mischievous Boston terrier, Gabby.